Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer : $b or, At the eleventh hour

A bright March morning finds young Dick Crozier slipping away from his father's strict instructions, eager to taste a slice of freedom. The countryside awakens in song, with buzzing bees and larks that coax him farther from the familiar lane and toward the grand white stone manor that looms over the meadow. Peering over a red‑painted gate, Dick catches sight of three boys and their striking mother, whose graceful movement catches his breath for a fleeting instant. The sight awakens a restless curiosity that pushes him deeper into the estate’s shaded verandah, where the ordinary world seems to tilt toward something hidden.

His wanderings soon bring him into contact with the enigmatic Farmer Bluff and his loyal dog, Blazer, a pair whose presence hints at stories of loyalty, mystery, and the bonds that tie strangers together. As Dick treads the line between childhood mischief and budding responsibility, listeners are drawn into a gentle adventure that balances rustic charm with the promise of untold secrets waiting just beyond the garden wall.